Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran
Abstract Background This study aimed to explore ocular and periocular injuries resulting from animal and bird attacks among patients referred to a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran over ten years (2014–2024). Methods In this retrospective analysis, we collected data on patient demographics, the...
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| author | Mohammadreza Mehrabi Bahar Esmaeil Asadi Khameneh Hassan Asadigandomani Alireza Razavi Seyed Ali Tabatabaei Zahra Mahdizad Fatemeh Masoudi Samghabadi |
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| description | Abstract Background This study aimed to explore ocular and periocular injuries resulting from animal and bird attacks among patients referred to a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran over ten years (2014–2024). Methods In this retrospective analysis, we collected data on patient demographics, the species of the attacking animal and bird, the nature of the ocular and periocular injuries, details of ophthalmological examinations, therapeutic interventions, and surgical treatments. Results One hundred and twenty-nine patients, with an average age of 36 ± 23 years (range: 1–77 years), were included in this study, of whom 81 were male. Among these patients, 70 (54.3%) experienced open globe injuries, and seven were diagnosed with endophthalmitis during their hospital stay. Specifically, of the 60 injuries caused by birds, 47 patients (78.3%) experienced open globe injuries, whereas this rate was 21 out of 66 (31.8%) for injuries caused by quadrupeds (P-value ≤ 0.001). Rural patients had a significantly longer time interval from trauma occurrence to hospital admission (83.58 ± 31.46 h in the rural group vs. 29.85 ± 6.48 h in the urban group, P-value = 0.012) and from hospital admission to the first surgical intervention (8.8 ± 1.14 h in the rural group vs. 6.83 ± 6.13 h in the urban group, P-value = 0.020). Additionally, final visual acuity was significantly better in urban patients than in rural patients. Conclusions Animal and bird-related ocular trauma in Iran predominantly involves injuries caused by birds, with rural patients experiencing worse visual outcomes and delayed referral. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b5268c42e50b4c8bb0e54e2f0a0c8d822025-01-12T12:12:27ZengBMCBMC Ophthalmology1471-24152025-01-012511910.1186/s12886-024-03840-9Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of IranMohammadreza Mehrabi Bahar0Esmaeil Asadi Khameneh1Hassan Asadigandomani2Alireza Razavi3Seyed Ali Tabatabaei4Zahra Mahdizad5Fatemeh Masoudi Samghabadi6Ocular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical SciencesOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical SciencesOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical SciencesOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical SciencesOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical SciencesOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical SciencesOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background This study aimed to explore ocular and periocular injuries resulting from animal and bird attacks among patients referred to a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran over ten years (2014–2024). Methods In this retrospective analysis, we collected data on patient demographics, the species of the attacking animal and bird, the nature of the ocular and periocular injuries, details of ophthalmological examinations, therapeutic interventions, and surgical treatments. Results One hundred and twenty-nine patients, with an average age of 36 ± 23 years (range: 1–77 years), were included in this study, of whom 81 were male. Among these patients, 70 (54.3%) experienced open globe injuries, and seven were diagnosed with endophthalmitis during their hospital stay. Specifically, of the 60 injuries caused by birds, 47 patients (78.3%) experienced open globe injuries, whereas this rate was 21 out of 66 (31.8%) for injuries caused by quadrupeds (P-value ≤ 0.001). Rural patients had a significantly longer time interval from trauma occurrence to hospital admission (83.58 ± 31.46 h in the rural group vs. 29.85 ± 6.48 h in the urban group, P-value = 0.012) and from hospital admission to the first surgical intervention (8.8 ± 1.14 h in the rural group vs. 6.83 ± 6.13 h in the urban group, P-value = 0.020). Additionally, final visual acuity was significantly better in urban patients than in rural patients. Conclusions Animal and bird-related ocular trauma in Iran predominantly involves injuries caused by birds, with rural patients experiencing worse visual outcomes and delayed referral.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03840-9TraumaAnimalOphthalmologyEndophthalmitisBird |
| spellingShingle | Mohammadreza Mehrabi Bahar Esmaeil Asadi Khameneh Hassan Asadigandomani Alireza Razavi Seyed Ali Tabatabaei Zahra Mahdizad Fatemeh Masoudi Samghabadi Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran BMC Ophthalmology Trauma Animal Ophthalmology Endophthalmitis Bird |
| title | Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran |
| title_full | Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran |
| title_fullStr | Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran |
| title_short | Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran |
| title_sort | animal and bird related ocular trauma a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of iran |
| topic | Trauma Animal Ophthalmology Endophthalmitis Bird |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03840-9 |
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